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Taj Bradley fans 11 in Twins' 8-3 win over the Astros 07/01/2026 11:32pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Taj Bradley struck out 11 to tie his career high, Josh Bell, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Wednesday night. Bradley (7-3) allowed a run and four hits and walked four in five innings. After Jose Altuve scored from third AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 07/01/2026 11:30pm • EDITOR’S NOTE: On June 6, 1989, millions of Iranians turned out in the streets to bury Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The situation quickly got out of control. Those in the crowd beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutti Moniak and Goodman power Rockies past Marlins 6-3 to stop 8-game skid against Miami 07/01/2026 11:25pm • DENVER (AP) — Mickey Moniak finished a single shy of the cycle, Hunter Goodman hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat Miami 6-3 on Wednesday night to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Marlins. Moniak homered for a second straight game when he hi Paul Skenes lasts 4 innings, allows a season-high 7 earned runs vs the Phillies 07/01/2026 11:14pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Struggling Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes isn’t pretending to know the answers to his sudden slipups on the mound, from where he’s dominated for two seasons. At least he wasn’t offering any on Wednesday night after his worst outing of the year. Skenes (6-8) lasted onl World Cup fans flood stadiums and fan zones with dazzling costumes, facepaint and flags — in photos 07/01/2026 11:08pm • World Cup supporters have turned stadiums and fan zones into colorful celebrations of national pride, expressing their passion for the game through creative costumes, facepaint and flags from around the globe. __ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Another blockbuster: Jaylen Brown getting traded by Celtics to 76ers for Paul George, draft picks 07/01/2026 11:06pm • Jaylen Brown's time in Boston has come to a surprising end, with the Celtics deciding to trade him to one of their most storied rivals. Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league's fourth-leading scorer this past season — is getting traded by the Celtics to the Philadel Senegal 'devastated' after late World Cup collapse against Belgium 07/01/2026 11:00pm • SEATTLE (AP) — For 85 minutes, Senegal had the run of play. The African team held a two-goal lead, and had all but secured a spot in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Within 5 minutes, it crumbled. “We were at the heart of writing the beautiful pages of the history of our football in this world Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland 07/01/2026 10:55pm • ECONE, Switzerland (AP) — A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and break with the Holy See by saying it was necessary to defend the Catholic faith. The Society of St Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos 07/01/2026 10:53pm • Around the world, soccer fans are gathering in homes, stadium plazas, and public viewing venues to watch the World Cup and share in the excitement of the tournament. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Rays' Junior Caminero becomes youngest player since at least 1900 to homer in six straight games 07/01/2026 10:50pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero has become the youngest player since at least 1900 to homer in six straight games. Caminero hit a 425-foot shot to left off Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo in the first inning of the Rays' 4-0 victory on Wednesday night for his 24th h 1 dead in Romania in a powerful storm after intense heat wave 07/01/2026 10:50pm • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A powerful storm struck Romania ’s capital overnight into Wednesday, killing one person and causing flooding in 20 counties following an intense heat wave. The torrential storm hit 60 localities, and emergency services pumped water from more than 350 houses and 100 stre Bereaved South Koreans try AI-generated videos of deceased loved ones 07/01/2026 10:50pm • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an unusual idea: an AI-animated video message from his late grandfather, whom his father misses dearly. Lee, 28, wrote a message and hired the Seoul-ba Chris Johnson seeking revival of Ice Bucket Challenge as he continues his fight against ALS 07/01/2026 10:44pm • Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease. The Ice Bucket Challenge gained popularity in the summer of 2014 as a way to raise ALS awareness. People took a video or photo as they got a bucket of ice Belgium comes back from two goals down to beat Senegal 3-2 in extra time at World Cup 07/01/2026 10:36pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Belgium overturned a two-goal deficit and scored from the penalty spot deep into extra time to beat Senegal 3-2 on Wednesday in the biggest comeback of the World Cup so far. Senegal held a 2-0 lead with just 5 minutes of regulation time remaining but late goals by Romelu Lukaku and Head of the Chicago Police Department to retire after 3 years in the position 07/01/2026 10:36pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The head of the Chicago Police Department announced on Wednesday that he will retire after a short tenure leading the nation's second-largest police force. Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling took the reins of the 12,000-officer department three years ago as it was dealing